If you live by the adage that you can’t manage what you can’t measure, data center administrators have historically been operating at a disadvantage. “We need better management tools so… Read more »
Articles Tagged: Kevin Brown
Data Center Facility Module set up at Uptime Institute Symposium 2012
May 12, 2012
3,138 views
As I mention in my last post, we are bringing one of our nearly 50,000 lbs facility modules to the Uptime Institute Symposium being held in just a few days… Read more »
Uptime Institute Symposium 2012 Next Week
May 9, 2012
1,990 views
In anticipation of the Uptime Institute Symposium next week, Matt Tavares and I put together a short video of the things we are most excited about and the main reasons… Read more »
Conspiracy Theories and Facts: AC versus DC update
April 17, 2012
5,349 views
I thought it might be worthwhile to give an update regarding the ongoing debate of AC versus DC in data centers since I posted my last blog on January 30th…. Read more »
Great Hoaxes: Bigfoot, UFO’s, and DC vs. AC efficiency studies
January 30, 2012
19,534 views
It’s remarkable that we continue to see what I consider pseudo-scientific ‘studies’ claiming that DC distribution is significantly more efficient than AC distribution in data centers. These ‘studies’ make the… Read more »
What’s New in 2012? Predicting Greater Use DCIM and Increased Adoption of Cloud Computing
December 19, 2011
1,938 views
Who knows? Mission Critical will try to sort it all out I’ve never taken predictions very seriously, and so I have traditionally refrained from forecasting the events of the coming… Read more »
Where do metrics end and intelligent humans begin?
December 8, 2011
1,657 views
I’m all for metrics, but at some point the need for an actual breathing human to interpret the metric is as important as the metric itself. PUE, WUE, ERE, DCcE… Read more »
Tech Vault Gartner Data Center 2011
December 1, 2011
2,245 views
Next Monday I will be introducing Jay Fayette from Tech Vault at the Gartner Data Center Conference being held in Las Vegas. In anticipation of that event I wanted to… Read more »
Why data center management tools need to be more like social networks and less like the IRS
November 7, 2011
1,674 views
I recently presented at the Gartner Symposium and during my preparation for the presentation I revisited some of the concepts I discussed in my “Where is the data in data… Read more »
Sporks Part II: How many tools do you need to manage a data center?
October 25, 2011
3,135 views
In one of my recent blogs, I compared sporks (I HATE SPORKS!) and woodworking tools as an analogy to data center management software. You can find a link to that… Read more »
Great Hoaxes: Bigfoot, UFO’s, and DC vs. AC efficiency studies
January 30, 2012
19,534 views
It’s remarkable that we continue to see what I consider pseudo-scientific ‘studies’ claiming that DC distribution is significantly more efficient than AC distribution in data centers. These ‘studies’ make the… Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: HACs vs. CACs – Do we really need to have this conversation?
September 19, 2011
5,908 views
I was reading some articles online recently and I’m astounded by the lack of understanding of HACs (Hot aisle containment) versus CACs (cold aisle containment). Let’s get right to the… Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: Is Fresh Air really good for everyone?
September 12, 2011
5,390 views
There’s been a lot of press over the last few years about “Google type” data centers that use 100% fresh air to perform cooling. In many cases, these designs bring… Read more »
Conspiracy Theories and Facts: AC versus DC update
April 17, 2012
5,349 views
I thought it might be worthwhile to give an update regarding the ongoing debate of AC versus DC in data centers since I posted my last blog on January 30th…. Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: DCIM – What is it?
October 3, 2011
4,027 views
I’ve been reading and receiving a bunch of information on DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) software for the last few years. I’m not sure if other people have this same… Read more »
Data Center Facility Module set up at Uptime Institute Symposium 2012
May 12, 2012
3,138 views
As I mention in my last post, we are bringing one of our nearly 50,000 lbs facility modules to the Uptime Institute Symposium being held in just a few days… Read more »
Sporks Part II: How many tools do you need to manage a data center?
October 25, 2011
3,135 views
In one of my recent blogs, I compared sporks (I HATE SPORKS!) and woodworking tools as an analogy to data center management software. You can find a link to that… Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: Comparing Data Center Management Software with Sporks
October 10, 2011
2,575 views
Sporks are awful – bad at being a spoon and bad at being a fork. I think there’s a good argument to say that many datacenter management software packages are… Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: Cloud Computing – Is it really just 80′s outsourcing by another name?
October 17, 2011
2,360 views
Is it possible to be suffocated by a cloud? Because the hype around cloud computing is starting to make me feel like I’m suffocating. It seems that for the… Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: Where is the data in data center?
September 26, 2011
2,304 views
Anyone ever notice that an awful lot of data centers may have plenty of management systems but the poor data center manager never seems to have the data he needs?… Read more »
Great Hoaxes: Bigfoot, UFO’s, and DC vs. AC efficiency studies
January 30, 2012
19,534 views
It’s remarkable that we continue to see what I consider pseudo-scientific ‘studies’ claiming that DC distribution is significantly more efficient than AC distribution in data centers. These ‘studies’ make the… Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: Is Fresh Air really good for everyone?
September 12, 2011
5,390 views
There’s been a lot of press over the last few years about “Google type” data centers that use 100% fresh air to perform cooling. In many cases, these designs bring… Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: DCIM – What is it?
October 3, 2011
4,027 views
I’ve been reading and receiving a bunch of information on DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) software for the last few years. I’m not sure if other people have this same… Read more »
Uptime Institute Symposium 2012 Next Week
May 9, 2012
1,990 views
In anticipation of the Uptime Institute Symposium next week, Matt Tavares and I put together a short video of the things we are most excited about and the main reasons… Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: Comparing Data Center Management Software with Sporks
October 10, 2011
2,575 views
Sporks are awful – bad at being a spoon and bad at being a fork. I think there’s a good argument to say that many datacenter management software packages are… Read more »
Data Center Facility Module set up at Uptime Institute Symposium 2012
May 12, 2012
3,138 views
As I mention in my last post, we are bringing one of our nearly 50,000 lbs facility modules to the Uptime Institute Symposium being held in just a few days… Read more »
Pushing the Data Center Boundary Blog: Cloud Computing – Is it really just 80′s outsourcing by another name?
October 17, 2011
2,360 views
Is it possible to be suffocated by a cloud? Because the hype around cloud computing is starting to make me feel like I’m suffocating. It seems that for the… Read more »
Sporks Part II: How many tools do you need to manage a data center?
October 25, 2011
3,135 views
In one of my recent blogs, I compared sporks (I HATE SPORKS!) and woodworking tools as an analogy to data center management software. You can find a link to that… Read more »
Why data center management tools need to be more like social networks and less like the IRS
November 7, 2011
1,674 views
I recently presented at the Gartner Symposium and during my preparation for the presentation I revisited some of the concepts I discussed in my “Where is the data in data… Read more »
Tech Vault Gartner Data Center 2011
December 1, 2011
2,245 views
Next Monday I will be introducing Jay Fayette from Tech Vault at the Gartner Data Center Conference being held in Las Vegas. In anticipation of that event I wanted to… Read more »